Hester relaxed as Brooke pointed out Big Douglas, hurrying to scoop him into her arms. She gave Brooke a pointed look, holding Big Douglas close as she made her way back to her desk. "Yeah, I thought that last year." She said bitterly. "I left him for a couple of minutes in the Common Room...
Graduation... this was it. It was real. Hester had spent the later half of the year feeling stranger and more conflicted with each day - part of her was desperately looking forward to a return to her real life, but the other part was both terrified and sad to be giving up her Hogwarts life...
Coming to Hogwarts had been without question the most surreal experience of Hester's life, but leaving Hogwarts was coming close. The idea that soon she would be gone from here forever, returning to her normal life with an enormous seven year gap in the middle of it. Her brothers were all...
Hester had spent far more time than she liked to admit thinking about Delilah over the last few years. She had been absolutely convinced that romance wasn't for her, and then the Ravenclaw had hit her brain like a train with no brakes and she had had to reconsider that conviction all at once...
Hester grinned at Lucas's comment, pleased to have put a smile on his face. "Thanks! Enjoy the rest of your day!" She said brightly, before taking a breath and returning to a hearty jig as she marched off to make her next delivery.
Hester was surprised by the younger girl's question, but she supposed it was sweet to look out for a friend if she knew Gwen. "No! I've got a rose delivery for her, that's all." Hester smiled, holding up the basket crooked over her elbow. "Do you know where I can find her?"
Hester beamed, happy to put a smile on people's faces with her deliveries. "No trouble! Enjoy the rest of your day!" She said brightly before returning to her bagpipes, starting up another rousing jig as she turned and made her way down the hall in search of her next victim delivery.
Hester choked in sudden disbelief at Brooke's outburst, staring at the Slytherin so aghast that her eyes forgot all about tears. "You're kidding?! You insulted my best friend!" She snapped, turning on Brooke with fury she had never felt for anyone else before. "And now you're acting like you...
Hester wasn't paying much attention to the people around her, focused on her task and trying to contain her grief. She only realised Brooke was nearby when she heard the Slytherin's voice, frowning slightly as she turned to look at Brooke. "Like you care..." She grumbled, hiccuping with a...
Hester sighed heavily as she settled into sitting, her feet starting to throb with pain from the long day of walking. They looked nice, but her marching shoes weren't made to be worn for quite this long at once. She nodded in response to Delilah's comment, glancing at the Ravenclaw. "Oh yeah...
Hester laughed lightly at Lucas' comment, voice louder than usual as she answered. "Nothing wrong with a bit of ceremony and excitement!" She said cheerfully, reaching into her basket. "How many people will give you a show with your rose?" She teased as she handed over the flower and its...
Hester rolled her eyes slightly when a girl approached and told her to stop, ignoring the slow deflating squonk of her bag as she stopped playing to ask a question. "Do you know where Gwen Goodwin is?"
Hester laughed slightly at the older girl's question, giving her an easy shrug. "No idea, they don't tell us!" She said with a smile, withdrawing the bright yellow rose and its attached note, and handed them over. "Happy Valentines Day!"
Hester felt like her world had collapsed around her all at once. She was a responsible pet owner, she knew she was. Big Douglas had never wanted for anything, never been injured or sick, lived in the lap of luxury for his entire beautiful toad life. He went practically everywhere with her...
Hester loved seeing people get their roses, grinning at the happiness on the Ravenclaw's face. She didn't really know Cassiah or Niklaus at all, but she was glad they were enjoying the day. She laughed lightly at the other girl's comment. "But now that it's happened once you'll be expecting...
As soon as Delilah explained where the rose was from, she understood the other girl's reaction. "Ah." Hester nodded, giving Delilah a supportive look. She was still bitter from the end of her own friendship with Brooke, the Slytherin's nastiness having been the last straw, and she wasn't...
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